Police Less Lethal News & Articles

It's now official: In a move strongly supportive of law enforcement, a special investigative task force of the American College of Emergency Physicians has formally declared that the violent and sometimes ...

The officer used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old ...

It was the first time any officer in the department had used a TASER. ...

Trainers comment on TASER bulletin advising against chest strikes ...

Associated PressFORT WORTH, Texas — The police officer who used a Taser on a mentally ill man who died as a result of the two high-voltage shocks will not be disciplined and remains on patrol, the ...

Associated PressFARMINGTON, Maine — A 65-year-old Maine woman was jailed for allegedly assaulting a state trooper with a stun gun during an investigation into whether she was hoarding animals at ...

Associated PressCONWAY, Ark. — Authorities said a Vilonia police officer involved in a fracas at a private club in Conway has been taken into custody only after he was Tasered by his own brother, ...

Associated PressNEW YORK — A 72-year-old Texas woman who was Tasered during a traffic stop when she dared a deputy constable to use the stun gun said Tuesday that if she got pulled over again she ...

In a recent article, Charles Remsberg told of a city attorney who could have made a made a million dollar lawsuit “go away,” by paying the person who had been arrested a $35,000 settlement. Any officer involved in one of these matters can tell you that after the suspect is paid off, the matter does not just go away. Officers involved in a physical altercation look at these frivolous lawsuits as an extension of the fight. ...

Associated PressCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Two police officers who chased and Tasered a 76-year-old man driving a tractor in a Wyoming town parade have been fired.Bud Grose, who was shocked five times by Officer ...